Kamil Abdul Rahim

Kamil Abdul Rahim (October 20, 1897 – February 3, 1966)

Ambassador Kamil Abdul Rahim

Ambassador Rahim was a career diplomat and a businessman.

Career

1964–1955: Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the Arab League at the United Nations, Director of the Arab Information Center in the United States.

1952: Doctor of Law, Rollins College, Florida.

1950: Chief Delegate of Egypt and President to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Canada.

1954–1948: Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary to the United States. Chief Delegate and Permanent Representative of Egypt for the 5th session of the United Nations Assembly.

1948–1946: Ambassador Plenipotentiary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1944–1946: Minister Plenipotentiary to the Soviet Union. First diplomat to establish diplomatic relations between Egypt and the Soviet Union.

1942–1944: Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey.

1939–1942: Various assignments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1936–1938: Chargé d’Affaires in Poland.

1934–1936: Director of Budgets, Ministry of Finance.

1932–1934: Engaged in private business, founded the Egyptian Petroleum Co-Operative.

1930–1931: Director, Bureau of Commercial Relations, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

1929–1931: Various government assignments, participated in the Henderson-Mahmoud Pasha Negations of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty.

Education

L.L.B Faculty of Law, Cairo University, BA & MA Political Science & Economics, Cambridge, England.

Personal life and accomplishments

Married, published The Hearts Cure: Selected verses from the Holy Kuran Traditions of the Prophet Muhammed. Established two social welfare programs for the underprivileged and orphans. He was influential in establishing and building of the mosque and the Islamic Center of Washington.